goes to direct subsidies for corporations including the likes of exxon shell b.p. and other big oil corporations that are polluting our planet and driving climate change hundreds more go to corporations is in direct subsidies in fact researchers at the university of illinois and the university of california berkeley on the american taxpayers pay a staggering two hundred forty three billion dollars each year in indirect subsidies to the fast food industry it's because the fast food industry pays such low wages that we the people are forced to make up the two hundred forty three billion dollars difference to pay for the health care and other public benefits of fast food workers americans also are paying millions in indirect corporate subsidies to wal-mart the nation's largest employer america's largest retailer makes nearly thirty five thousand dollars in profits every minute and as of two thousand and twelve the corporation's annual sales were around four hundred five billion dollars but those huge profits don't trickle down to wal-mart employees who on average take

carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today came from the extraction activities of nineteen entities exxon mobil shell chevron and addition to state owned companies in russia and china for in saudi arabia for example but essentially when you're looking at ninety entities plus the people who buy and burn that system it's pretty easy to say but they have some liability for the product for the problems their product is causing and just as we force other expect that other companies. assume liability for any damages their problems it's time for us to do the same and consumers in the end will of course participate in that solution so i think we're getting closer i think the more individuals realize that climate change is coming to their city and town that there are mature and healthy clean energy alternatives then i think the congress will be less less afraid to take the issue on and. who knows what it will end up looking like sausage making is not pretty when it comes to those sorts of laws but i think that i'm hopeful that the time is coming because of polls like you just cited that congress will feel saf

not great, as expected following the likes of shell and exxon, as well. so a lot of refining pressures for these oil majors. that's where we stand in europe right now. back to you. >> thanks so much, ross westgate. there is always high interest in what apple is doing. now the company is tackling internet infrastructure. "the wall street journal" says apple is putting together a network capable of putting together large amounts of data to customers. al.'sonline needs have grown with the expansion of its icloud services, but this could lead to broader ambitions for television, either expanding apple tv or building its own tv set. $502 and change for apple. >> do you understand this story? >> i'm a little confused by it, too. >> are they talking about back end infrastructure that they're building out and they're going to use other people's -- >> i was confused by that, too. >> it's a little early, but let me get tim cook on the phone. >> this story is fascinating, but makes no sense at the same time. >> one of the story i heard reporting about it this mornin

exxon. even some of the more responsible oil companies are ashamed to be part of this. but several that have very deep pockets and that hide their influence in shellsing names which are shells of shells of shells. >> astroturf. >> basically doing this. we have to move beyond this. one of the reasons why we don't move beyond it is that our government, which should be responsible, secretary kerry is doing a wonderful job of saying how important it is, but where is the administration's plan? they haven't put forward an energy plan that shows how we can move out of this. i fault them as well. no government has been willing to stand up to these powerful interests. and that's why people are confus confused. many people, most people in america know climate is changing, most of those who say that know that it's human caused. i think that most of the debate is about the science is a pseudodebate. what we don't have is a real debate about how to change the energy system right now. >> but let me ask you on that, note, bill. because the president, i mean, first of all, it's not just america. we need an international quorum for action. >> that's correct. >> 7 o